Category Archives: academic blogging

blogging research projects

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

I am often asked about the ways in which I use blogs for research purposes. I take this question  to mean I should talk about something other than the usual blogging that I do. So here goes. I have played … Continue reading →

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another year, another post

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

Patter is now six years old. This is post 694. Yep, 694. Nearly seven hundred, but not quite. Dammit, that would have been neat. 694 is an untidy number. I’ve been wondering for a few weeks now what to say … Continue reading →

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coping with writing anxiety – or – learn to stroke your spider

Posted on September 26, 2016 by

Desensitisation is a psychological term. It is used to describe a process through which a very anxious – perhaps even phobic – person gradually becomes used to the object or situation which makes them afraid. Professional support is often required … Continue reading →

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why do doctoral researchers blog?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

Today Inger Mewburn, Thesis Whisperer, and I presented the first cut from the survey we did – with your help – on PhD blogging. As yet, we don’t know whether we are going end up with a book chapter, or one or … Continue reading →

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patter’s year

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

Patter is about to have a little break from blogging. Not for long. Just a few days. Patter will be back in the New Year on Monday January 5th. In the last post for 2014 it’s time to have a … Continue reading →

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bourdieu and blogs (yes, really)

Posted on November 26, 2014 by

Today I’ve been wondering about a field analysis, a la Bourdieu, of academic publishing. I dare say someone’s done this and it’s just one of the very many, many things that I haven’t caught up with. I’ve been thinking about … Continue reading →

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research project blogging – the successful and the not so

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

This is a modified version of the contribution I’ve made to `Social media in social research: Blogs on blurring the boundaries.  I reckon it’s a good idea to blog your research. It’s a way to tell people what you’re doing and … Continue reading →

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